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The road to the NFL was a curvy one for both Rutherford County's Montori Hughes and Quinton Patton.

Hughes, a Siegel High graduate, took a detour after two seasons at Tennessee when he was dismissed and finished his career at UT-Martin. Patton, a La Vergne High graduate, went to junior college before spending his final two seasons at Louisiana Tech.

But both reached their destination on Saturday. Both were drafted 11 picks apart from each other. ...